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Subject(s)

• Jewish women—Suffrage—Palestine—History—20th century [Browse]
• Jewish women—Legal status, laws, etc—Palestine—History—20th century [Browse]
• Jewish women—Political activity—Palestine—History—20th century [Browse]
• Suffragists—Palestine—History—20th century [Browse]
• Palestine—Politics and government—1917-1948 [Browse]

Translator

• Watzman, Haim [Browse]

Writer of foreword

• Joffe, Lisa Fishbayn [Browse]

Series

• Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law [More in this series]
• HBI series on Jewish women [More in this series]
• Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law
• HBI Series on Jewish Women

Summary note

"Presents the story of the struggle for women's right to vote in Mandatory Palestine. Includes portraits of individual leaders and discusses the Zionist roots of feminism and nationalism, the views of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector, and comparative information on contemporary suffrage movements elsewhere in the world"-- Provided by the publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.

Contents

• Feminism and its Zionist and Hebrew roots
• The women's struggle begins: local organization
• The national campaign commences
• From associations to political party: the union of Hebrew women for equal rights
• One step forward, two steps back
• The union comes of age
• Five years of struggle and a victory
• Victory and defeat.

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ISBN

• 9781611688856 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 161168885X ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 9781611688863 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 1611688868 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2015031119

OCLC

918940750

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